New acting dean of business

Dr. Dale Foster will serve as acting dean of the Faculty of
Business Administration. She began her term on Sept. 1.

Dr. Gary Gorman stepped down as dean at the end of July, and Dr.
Jeffrey Parsons, associate dean (research), served as acting dean
in the interim.

Dr. Foster joined the Faculty of Business Administration in 1989,
after completing her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the
University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University in Nova
Scotia.

She teaches and conducts research in the Information Systems area,
and her research focuses on e-commerce and the use of technology in
education. She has worked in the IT industry, and has consulted on
national and international IT projects. She has served as acting
director for the P.J. Gardiner Institute, associate dean for
information technology and interim director of Alumni Affairs and
Development.

Dr. Foster will serve as dean until Dec. 31. It is expected that a
new, permanent dean will be appointed for Jan. 1, 2010.